decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to be born; to come into the world
for the first time in one's life
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
solitude; loneliness; isolation
negative emotions; negative feelings
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
surname; family name; last name
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion; (arch.) spring onion
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial